The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries will be hosting a Dog Registration drive during the month of July, and will have a fruit tree raffle activity as part of the event.

The Department of Labour and Workforce Development is advising all businesses that all work permit renewals for submission to the department are to be accompanied by certificates of good standings from the Social Security Board, Inland Revenue Department and National Health Insurance, as well as the certificates of earnings from the Social Security Board and Inland Revenue Department for the applicable employee seeking a renewal of his or her work permit.

All persons or organisations who are desirous of hosting summer programmes must first register with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture before they begin to operate.

The public is notified that the Town and Country Planning Department will be closed on Thursday, July 16 and Friday, July 17 to facilitate its move to a new office location on the 2nd Floor of the R. G. Hodge Building, Road Town, Tortola.

The Environmental Health Division is hosting a virtual food handlers’ training session for food handlers who cards require updating on July 14 at 8:30am and 5:00pm. 

The Government of the Virgin Islands is inviting tenders for the Renovation of the Ground Floor of the Road Town Fire Station.

Residents at Long Bush, Lower Estate and Huntum’s Ghut on Tortola are notified that there will be disruption to their water supply as works have begun on the improvement of the Water Distribution Network at the reservoir in Long Bush.

The public is encouraged to begin reviewing the Virgin Islands Constitution Order, 2007 as the Territory prepares to undertake the process of constitutional review. 

The Department of Labour and Workforce Development is advising all businesses that have been given clearance by the Government of the Virgin Islands to operate, of the following:

The National Parks Trust of the Virgin Islands (NPTVI) is advising the public that the Gorda Peak National Park on Virgin Gorda is closed for maintenance.